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Side Hustle School

#1740 - Q&A: Should I hire influencers to market my skincare products?

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Small Business, Entrepreneurship,, Entrepreneurship, Careers, Side Hustle, Business

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

Today’s caller is launching her own skincare line, and is thinking of paying influencers to post about her products. Is this a good idea—and if so, what does she need to know in advance?  

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0:34.8

Today's caller is launching her own skincare line. It's always fun to get from listeners

0:39.0

out there starting different projects in different stages, whether it's the idea stage or

0:43.9

actually implementing, trying to market, trying to get more customers.

0:47.2

And in this case, well, in a lot of cases, actually, people are stuck on that point of,

0:51.5

OK, I've made a lot of progress, but how can I actually reach my ideal customers?

0:57.0

That's what today's caller is wondering about. And she's got a specific idea.

1:00.4

She's going to tell you more about it, but the short version is that it involves paying

1:03.5

influencers to post. It might be on Instagram, it might be on another platform.

1:08.3

Is this a good idea? And beyond just whether it's a good idea, if you're going to go down this road,

1:13.3

what do you need to know in advance? What might make it more successful versus less successful?

1:19.6

Because a lot of people do waste a lot of money doing this. So I'm going to talk about that

1:23.2

and perhaps give our listener a couple of tips. The question is, should I hire influencers to

1:27.6

market my skincare products? The question and my answer coming up in just 30 seconds.

1:42.0

Hello, Chris. This is Leslie from Seattle. And I've been listening to the show for a couple of

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